Once again, SWIFT has denied any rumors of possible Ripple integration regarding SR 2018 with the spokesperson saying he does not know where the rumors came from. He says that SR2018 has nothing to do with Ripple or Ripplenet and is mainly to ensure end to end tracking for SWIFT customers. Ripple, however, does boast 200 partnerships and the status of these can be found Here. Have a look, there are many that will come live on x-rapid next year, ensuring a price increase for XRP.